Tok Area Fires Update for July 18, 2015 (Tok, AK) – Afternoon winds in the Tok area increased fire activity on the Chisana 2, Long Lake and Tetlin Hills Fires yesterday. Due to the warming trend, smoke can be seen… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Aggie Creek Fire update, July 18
SOUTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #5 Rich Nieto-Incident Commander AGGIE CREEK FIRE UPDATE Saturday July 18, 2015 AM Acres: 31,885 Start Date: June 22, 2015 Cause: Lightning Location: 30 miles NW of Fairbanks, AK Containment: 53% Fuels/Topography: Timber, grass/rugged terrain Total… Read More ›
When it comes to big fires, 2015 has room to grow
While Alaska is on pace to break the record for the largest fire season on record in terms of acreage burned, it remains to be seen if any of the fires currently burning will go down as one of the… Read More ›
Delta Area Fire Update; July 17
Delta Area Fire Update Friday, July 17, 2015 Fire Information Office – 907-244-9376 HealyLakeFireInfo@gmail.com Hours of Operation: 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Follow us on Facebook: Healy Lake Fire 2015 Fire Information Overview: The Alaska Division of Forestry and… Read More ›
Salcha and Harding Lake Area Advisory; July 17
Salcha and Harding Lake Area Advisory July 17, 2015 Salcha and Harding Lake residents and landowners will see an increase in the presence of Alaska Division of Forestry engines in the area, over the next few days. Forestry engines will… Read More ›
Middle Yukon Fires/Ruby Area Fires Update; July 17
Middle Yukon Fires/Ruby Area Fires Update July 17, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer: Mike Johnson Phone: 907-987-9838 *Note–we cannot access the voicemail What: Middle Yukon Fires/Ruby Area Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located near Ruby, Alaska… Read More ›
Support from Lower 48, Canada are key to Alaska firefighting efforts
Normally, it’s tourists who flock to Alaska from the Lower 48 in the summer. This year, it’s been firefighters and other firefighting personnel. With Alaska on pace to set a new record for the number of acres burned by wildfires,… Read More ›
Tanana Area Fires Update and map; July 17
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 484,188 Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 176,226 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,009 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,414 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W Tanana)… Read More ›
Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Friday, July 17
12:30 p.m. — A roundup of fires in the Yukon Flats area that have updated information from Thursday. This will be the last daily update. The next update will be when there is significant change in the situation. #363 West Fork:… Read More ›
2015 season approaching the 700-fire mark
While the 2015 Alaska fire season is closing in on the 5-million-acre mark and already ranks among the top 5 largest wildfire seasons on record – we’re at No. 4 right now and less than 200,000 acres from No. 2… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 